Video Notes: Century Series: 1929-36: Stormy Weather
1. The group of men who descended on Washington, D.C. were known as the _________ Army. These men
demanded a payment from the government. What had they done to earn this pay?
2. The Stock Market Crash occurred in what year?
3. U.S. Steel had 225,000 workers at the beginning of the Great Depression. How many of these employees
were laid off?
4. Eight hundred banks failed early in the Great Depression, wiping out the savings of _____ million people.
5. What happened to George Gelles?
Why did this happen?
6. By the early 1930s, one-half of all loans were in default (overdue) and four million families were without
support. The video mentions two programs that were not available at this time. They were ____________
and __________________.
7. Name three popular forms of entertainment during the 30s: _______________, ___________________ and
__________________________.
8. 25,000 square miles of farmland were stricken by drought. This area was called the __________________.
9. Those people who were pushed off their farms by drought headed for _____________________.
10. Movie star Robert Mitchum mentions his time as a “hobo” aboard freight trains. According to Mitchum,
where were the men on these trains going?
11. What was Hitler promising the German people?
12. What is a “Hooverville?”
13. By 1933, over 16 million people were unemployed, that was nearly __________ of the entire population.
14. In his campaign for president, Roosevelt proposed that the American people should receive a _____________.
Roosevelt probably based this name on Teddy Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” program.
15. Roosevelt’s first act upon becoming president was to close all ___________.
16. Pres. Roosevelt proposed a number of pieces of legislation during the first 3-1/2 months of his presidency.
This busy and critical time period is known as the ________ Days.
17. What did the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) do?
Who did it employ?
18. 1934 saw nearly 1800 strikes in the US. The biggest was the huge general strike in ______________,
California.
19. The video discusses three vocal critics of the New Deal. They were _______________________,
________________________ and _____________________________.
20. Sen. Huey Long proposed a program to tax the rich and give money to the poor. He called his program S.O.
W. What did S.O.W. stand for?
21. What happened to Huey Long?
22. Roosevelt created many more government programs during his second “Hundred Days. Name one of his
programs (or describe what it did).
23. Germany eliminated unemployment nearly overnight. How did it do so?
Video Notes: Century Series: 1929-36: Stormy Weather--Answers
1. The group of men who descended on Washington, D.C. were known as the Bonus Army. These men
demanded a payment from the government. What had they done to earn this pay? They had served in WWI.
2. The Stock Market Crash occurred in what year? 1929
3. U.S. Steel had 225,000 workers at the beginning of the Great Depression. How many of these employees
were laid off? All of them.
4. Eight hundred banks failed early in the Great Depression, wiping out the savings of _9 million people.
5. What happened to George Gelles? He committed suicide. Why did this happen? Lost his $ in a bank failure.
6. By the early 1930s, one-half of all loans were in default (overdue) and four million families were without
support. The video mentions two programs that were not available at this time. They were Social Security
and unemployment insurance.
7. Name three popular forms of entertainment during the 30s: radio, dancing/jazz music (either one) and
movies.
8. 25,000 square miles of farmland were stricken by drought. This area was called the Dust Bowl.
9. Those people who were pushed off their farms by drought headed for California.
10. Movie star Robert Mitchum mentions his time as a “hobo” aboard freight trains. According to Mitchum,
where were the men on these trains going? Nowhere. They were just running away from where they were.
11. What was Hitler promising the German people? Jobs
12. What is a “Hooverville?” A homeless encampment.
13. By 1933, over 16 million people were unemployed, that was nearly 25% or 1/4 of the entire population.
14. In his campaign for president, Roosevelt proposed that the American people should receive a New Deal.
Roosevelt probably based this name on Teddy Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” program.
15. Roosevelt’s first act upon becoming president was to close all banks.
16. Pres. Roosevelt proposed a number of pieces of legislation during the first 3-1/2 months of his presidency.
This busy and critical time period is known as the Hundred Days.
17. What did the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) do? Planted trees and built roads. Who did it employ?
Young men.
18. 1934 saw nearly 1800 strikes in the US. The biggest was the huge general strike in San Francisco, California.
19. The video discusses three vocal critics of the New Deal. They were Father Coughlin, Francis Townshend
and Huey Long.
20. Sen. Huey Long proposed a program to tax the rich and give money to the poor. He called his program S.O.
W. What did S.O.W. stand for? Share Our Wealth
21. What happened to Huey Long? He was assassinated.
22. Roosevelt created many more government programs during his second “Hundred Days. Name one of his
programs. Social Security or unemployment insurance or old age pensions or centralized banking
system.
23. Germany eliminated unemployment nearly overnight. How did it do so? Rearmament.